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| Category | Blu-ray DVDs, Comedies Movies, Family Videos, Recommended, Essential Cinema, Love Story, Coming Of Age, Mishaps, Magic, Blockbuster, AFI Top 100 Laughs, Toys | | Starring | Tom Hanks, John Heard, Robert Loggia, Elizabeth Perkins, David Moscow, Jared Rushton, Jon Lovitz, Mercedes Ruehl, Tracy Reiner, James Eckhouse, Rockets Redglare, Jamie Tirelli, Josh Clark, Samantha Larkin | | Director | Penny Marshall | | Composer | Howard Shore | | Costume Designer | Judianna Makovsky | | Director of Photography | Barry Sonnenfeld | | Editor | Barry Malkin | | Producer | James L. Brooks, Robert Greenhut, Juliet Taylor | | Production Designer | Santo Loquasto | | Screenwriter | Gary Ross
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Widescreen; Additional Footage; Soundtrack English; Soundtrack French; Soundtrack Spanish; French Subtitles; Dolby Digital 5.1 Re; Sensormatic A 13-year-old boy named Josh wants, more than anything else, to be "big". And when he makes a wish on a carnival wishing booth his dreams come true: he transposes into the body of a 35 year old man -- though his mind and spirit remain that of a child. Since he can't really go to school looking like an adult, and his mother doesn't know him in his new guise, he heads to New York with his pal Billy, where they proceed to goof off, play around, and act basically like the kids they are. But when Billy leaves, Josh is subjected to the encroaching needs and responsibilities of adulthood, and he quickly discovers both the pleasures and the problems of being grown-up. A boy asks a mechanical swami at a fair to grant his wish to be grown up -- oops! Luckily his best friend recognizes him and helps him get a job at a toy factory where his fresh, uncomplicated innocence wins the president's respect, his colleagues' envy -- and a beautiful woman's love. Academy Award Nominations: Best Actor--Tom Hanks, Best (Original) Screenplay. Shot in DuArt color, release prints processed by DeLuxe. Location shooting was done in Cliffside Park and Fort Lee, New Jersey; New York City and Rye, New York.
Saul Bass designed the titles.
Estimated budget $20 million.
One of four films released between 1987 and 1988 that have a child/adult role-reversal theme. The other three are: "Vice Versa" (Brian Gilbert, USA, 1988); "18 Again!" (Paul Flaherty, USA, 1988); and "Like Father, Like Son" (Rod Daniel, USA, 1987). Previous to this mini-explosion in the late 1980s, there were several other titles that also dealt with the same basic theme. They include the original "Vice Versa" (Peter Ustinov, UK, 1948), which is among the first such films, and "Freaky Friday" (Gary Nelson, USA, 1977) which differs from the rest in that it focuses on a mother/daughter switch. Big Reviews: "...Buoyant summer comedy....Hanks is an absolute delight..."
-- Janet Maslin, New York Times "...Funny, warm, sophisticated and above all, imaginative, from start to finish..."
-- Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times "Tom Hanks accomplishes something quite special here....He convinces you that he really is a 12-year-old-trapped in a body 20 years older..."
-- Mike Clark, USA Today Big | List Price | $34.99 (You save $8.40) | | Studio | 20th Century Fox | | Orig Year | 1988 | | All Time Sales Rank |  140933  | | CD Universe Part number | 7861524 | | Catalog number | 2258093 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | May 12, 2009 | | Rating | PG (MPAA) | | Running Time | 105 Minutes | | Additional Info | Widescreen; Dubbed; Subtitled; DTS Sound | | Movie Details | Color; Widescreen; Dubbed; Subtitled; DTS Sound; Checkpoint; Sensormatic; Movie Cash |
Big DVD At a carnival, young Josh Baskin (Hanks) wishes he was big-only to awake the next morning and discover he is! With the help of his friend Billy (Jared Rushton), Josh lands a job at a toy company. There, his inner wisdom enables him to successfully predict what children want to buy, making the awestruck, naïve Josh irresistible to a beautiful ladder-climbing colleague (Elizabeth Perkins). But the more he experiences being an adult, the more Josh longs for the simple joys of childhood.
Source: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Blu-ray Disc Features:
Region [unknown]
NTSC
Dual Side
Anamorphic Widescreen -
1.85
Audio:
DTS HD Master Audio, Stereo - English
Mono - French, Spanish
Subtitles - English - SDH, French
Additional Release Material:
Deleted Scenes
Disc 1/Side A: Theatrical Version
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary: Big Brainstorming - An Audio Documentary by Gary Ross & Anne Spielberg
Deleted Scenes:
1. Billy's Home Life
2. Susan Interrupts Wedding Shower
3. Josh Calls His Mom
4. Susan and Paul Having Breakfast
5. Josh and Billy Pick Up the Tuxedo
6. Quacky Duck
7. Josh and Susan Work Late
8. Sequence of Events After Susan and Josh Fight
Trailers:
1. Trailer A
2. Trailer B
3. TV Spot - "Women"
4. TV Spot - "Adult Review"
Featurette:
1. Zoltar Easter Egg
2. BIG Beginnings
3. Chemistry of a Classic
4. The Work of Play
5. Hollywood Backstory: BIG
6. Carnival Party Newswrap
Disc 1/Side B: Extended Cut
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In Steven Brill's WITHOUT A PADDLE, three friends embark on a hilariously dangerous adventure through the woods of the Pacific Northwest. When their childhood friend Billy dies, 30-year-old buddies Dan (Seth Green), Tom (Dax Shepard), and Jerry (Matthew Lillard) return home to pay their respects. While there, they unearth a map that Billy left behind, which may or may not lead to a hidden treasure. Dan is a germ-phobic doctor who would rather spend his time anywhere but in the wilderness, but the recently dumped Jerry and down-on-his-luck Tom are intent on fulfilling their friend's lifelong dream; and so begins the trio's journey. It isn't long before things begin to spiral out of control. Starting with a gigantic bear that mistakes Dan for one of its own, the guys are also on the run from two pot-growing maniacs (Ethan Suplee, Abraham Benrubi) who are looking for revenge after their marijuana farm is burned to a crisp. Of course, what would a wilderness expedition be without raging rapids, a towering waterfall, beautiful (but hairy) hippy chicks, and an encounter with a menacing mountain man (Burt Reynolds). Brill's madcap adventure gleefully references DELIVERANCE and 1980s pop culture, and features spot-on performances from Green, Lillard, and Shepard.
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| | Paul Blart: Mall Cop Blu-ray (2009) Widescreen; Dubbed; Subtitled
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IN THEATRES JANUARY 16, 2009: Coming off the finale of television's popular sitcom THE KING OF QUEENS and 2007's I NOW PRONOUNCE YOU CHUCK AND LARRY, funnyman Kevin James takes the role of a single dad in this largely physical comedy, which the actor also co-wrote. Paul Blart (James) is a hard worker, but has never landed his dream job of being New Jersey state trooper due to his excess weight. Determined to support his mother and his daughter, Blart takes the slightly less glamorous post as the security guard at his local shopping mall. He never complains, approaching the job with impressive diligence and pride, but doesn't get much respect for it. It's only when a group of misfits in Santa's Helper disguises take hold of the mall and several hostages that Blart's would-be cop smarts come in handy and he gets a chance to shine. With a deadly situation on hand, Blart may finally be able to show the world (and his romantic interest, who just happens to be one of the hostages) what he's made of. Though the villains have several advantages over him, Blart has a Segway scooter and a big heart on his side.
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